San Gil goes from the front! | Vanguardia.com

After the avalanche that hit San Gil last Thursday, this municipality recovers its normality as a tourist offer.

And if there is a way to help this population, it is to support hotels, restaurants, clubs and other businesses that stimulate the economy of the population living in the "Perla del Fonce".

The share of people all over the country is positive: this important municipality goes from the front and, of course, the community is ready to welcome its visitors.

The community and the authorities, in record time, undertook cleaning and debris removal work in the village and in the four neighborhoods that were ravaged after the storm. last Thursday.

In addition, in the affected sectors, public services have been restored and most affected families have returned home; at least in those who have been rehabilitated. That is to say, despite the tragedy, San Gil already has a normal development in its roads and in the various daily activities that characterize it as a prosperous and enterprising locality.

"San Gil did not collapse.This tragedy was sectored and affected four neighborhoods and a sidewalk; fortunately, this is not the entire urban area nor the San Gil area" said Didier Alberto Tavera Amado, governor of Santander.

Although it is a disaster that can not be hidden, it left us a dead miner. injured, the cars hit and three houses completely destroyed, the city continues its normal development.

The section officer reported that the Fonce River had not overflowed and that the emergency had been recorded by the sudden increases in the water courses Las Animas and La Curiteña and by displacement in the upper part of the district of Los Pozos

Joint and joint work

The humanitarian aid, provided by the departmental government, includes blankets, mats and kits for food, cleaning and cooking.

Similarly, up to now there is no official donation campaign,

The Governor reported that "first, we must consolidate the census with its respective characterization to really know what families have lost, and thus undertake a campaign that can meet the needs of the victims. "

"When affected people can return home, a campaign will be conducted with" intelligent gifts ", according to the characterization and through the legally constituted institutions, since many homes have lost their property."

where we are going to need the solidarity of the Santander people, "said the president.